Does it bend solid steel rods?
34881
This can not make an enclosed loop or eye bolt. It can not be used to make loop bends in a rod.
34882
Yes up to about half inch, I think it will bend thicker pieces with a longer lever arm, but I haven't tried that yet.
764004
yes. You pound it into the ground until the crossbar hits. Use a piece of wood on top of the rod you strike so you don't deform it.
161328
Yes - I used it to cut 1/2 inch chrome steel (solid) rod that I was using for towel rods. It cut like butter compared to any of the other wheels that I tried. In fact I have finished my project and am still using that same first wheel.-Gerry
757145
Sadly, no. There are small flat pieces of metal and the adhesive is on those. The metal won't bend.:(
2124477
It will bend. I have used these for several years and started because of the cost. It was low cost and served its purpose. Life span seems to be 2-3 years so you will probably have to replace. Thus cost has to be considered.
679371
I think it will work. I had to put an "S" bend in the rod to suite my application. I used a propane torch to heat it up prior to bending.
57892
I really don't know why it would bend. Our unit does not because the handle is very strong. Hopefully you ordered the correct model.
119143
I doubt it! Ive had 3 guys sitting on it, all 200+, and didnt notice any bending!
416599
From what I can tell, the answer is no. The metal is too rigid to bend any more.
215711
Yes but they do bend. If you need something perfectly straight, this may not be the answer for you.
1249343
No, it will bend. The best I can describe it is like a yoga mat, if that helps
1302736
No, not really. It's not completely solid but won't conform to how you bend it. You can probably use it for a curve but each block would be straight so the curve wouldn't be completely fluid.
1766844
No, the stainless steel is a fairly heavy gauge and would require quite a bit of force to bend. Even the small funnel is quite strong.
1896769
Possibly. Used mine to pull off a rusted on sleeve on rear axle bolt. It did get it off without tool snapping or bending. Tough set of pullers. Nice to have a set of different size pullers to meet needs of job.
107493
As a push-rod material, this wire is springy so it wiggles a bit over long distances (1 ft+), but you can solve any issues by guiding it through the plane with a tube or zip ties. You can bend it to shape but you will need 2 needle nose pliers to bend sharp angles with it. It's tricky to use z-bends on this sort of wires, because it is hard to bend. You really need linkage stoppers, forget right z bends for trimming.
1285817
I got this a year ago this is very hard to bend if is a arc bend yes but if you have aVery short or sharp bend this one is not going to work for you.....good luck
604740
No, I have bent some 1/8 by 1 pieces but even that wasn't very easy or very clean. I doubt it would ever bend a 6 inch wide piece properly.